Mulan 2020 film producer Jason Reed (Jason Reed) said that the whitewashing rumors that appeared in the casting stage of Disney movies have never been true.
Disney's " Mulan" live-action film producer Jason Reed (Jason Reed) said that the whitewashing rumors that appeared in the casting stage of the film were never true. This version of "Mulan" is different from the Disney live-action remake movies released so far. While "The Lion King", "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" worked hard to stay true to the original animated films, Hua Mulan worked hard to commemorate the original Chinese legend. The film's creative team decided to cancel the music number and the weird animal companion Mushu, and focus on war and cultural origins. This makes Mulan the first Disney live-action remake of its own category to receive a PG 13 rating. There is a lot of pressure for Hua Mulan to perform well. The Disney live-action remake of this movie has the highest budget at $200 million. When the producers hope to gain support from the Chinese market, the film may have to postpone its premiere on March 27 due to the coronavirus.
Other American projects, such as James Bond's film "No Time to Die", "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Birds of Prey" also had to postpone their premieres in China. The heroine of Hua Mulan, Liu Yifei, is from Wuhan, the birthplace of the coronavirus. When she left the city at the age of 10, the deficit caused by the virus dealt a devastating blow to her, and she hoped that the virus could be eliminated as soon as possible. Before Yi Fei was selected to play Mulan, rumors surrounding the film actors surfaced. After hiring white director Niki Caro (Niki Caro), Disney began to consider white talent as the protagonist, which began to spread. Producer Reed explained to THR that people claim that Disney is playing the white male protagonist or Jennifer Lawrence (Jennifer Lawrence) playing Mulan. The petition "Tell Disney you not to paint Mulan!" circulated on the Internet and received about 110,000 signatures. These rumors have been unbelievable since Hollywood painted minority roles for decades. However, Reid said very firmly that Disney never intends to let white actors play Mulan. Caro and the production team made every effort to select a Chinese actress who qualified for the role. When they find an actress who is proficient in English and can meet the physical requirements of the movie martial arts stunts and the emotional requirements of the role, they are very selective. After starting a failed casting round in 2016, Carlo started a second round with clean slate. That was when she found Yifei, because of another performance, Yifei was not available in the first round of the draft. Disney is taking bold moves to break the traditional reality show format. The previous live-action movies seemed to be lazy cash for some people. It is refreshing to transform Disney classics in this way, and for Mulan, this is the right direction. This Disney remake is an opportunity to pay tribute to such an important origin story of Chinese culture. This also gives Disney an opportunity to correct some of its previous injustices. I hope that even though China is currently suffering from the film industry, Mulan can still flourish.
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